Caledonia at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1915
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Caledonia |
Namesake | Caledonia |
Owner | Anchor Line |
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Port of registry | 1905: Glasgow |
Ordered | 438 |
Builder | D&W Henderson & Co, Glasgow |
Launched | 22 October 1904 |
Completed | March 1905 |
Maiden voyage | 26 March 1905 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 1916 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 9,223 GRT, 5,066 NRT |
Length | 500.0 ft (152.4 m) |
Beam | 58.2 ft (17.7 m) |
Depth | 33.4 ft (10.2 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 1,060 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Troops | 3,074 men plus 212 horses |
Crew | 352 |
SS Caledonia was a British ocean liner that was built in Scotland in 1905 and converted into a troop ship in 1914. She was sunk by a German U-boat in the Mediterranean in 1916.